How Nuts Can Contribute to Weight Loss

Ingredients: How Nuts Can Contribute to Weight Loss: The basic equation for weight management is rooted in the Newtonian Laws of Thermodynamics: You can't create or destroy energy, you can only change its form. In the nutrition world, this is translated as "calories in = calories out."
Many diet enthusiasts hate this very notion. In fact, some decry that accounting for calories is old fashioned and out of date, that it's carbohydrates or fat that make us fat. "Calories are not all created equal!" they cry. While such a declaration is intended to sound visionary, it plays off an interesting caveat to the generality of the equation: Humans are not walking calorimeters.

Parental Stress Increases Obesity Risk in Children

Parental Stress Increases Obesity Risk in Children | Psych Central News: Parental stress, often in the form of single-parent households, appears to play a role in childhood obesity, affecting both unhealthy food consumption and lower physical activity.
In the new study, investigators discovered parents with a high number of stressors in their lives are more likely to have obese children.

A good night's sleep can 'help beat obesity'

A good night's sleep can 'help beat obesity' - Telegraph: Even partial sleep deprivation was found to be a factor in body weight regulation, with research suggesting a good night's sleep could have a significant impact in the fight against obesity.
Research found that over a third of Americans were obese and more than a quarter get less than six hours sleep a night

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery: Oct. 15, 2012 -- People who undergo weight loss surgery may be at risk of addictive behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking.
The study, by Alexis Conason, PsyD, of the New York Obesity Research Center, and colleagues also found a link between a specific operation, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, and an increase in alcohol use after the procedure. The findings appear in the Oct. 15 online issue of Archives of Surgery.

Modest diet, exercise help weight loss

Modest diet, exercise help weight loss - The Times of India: Exercise combined with healthy eating can reduce body fat and preserve muscle in adults better than diet alone, researchers of a new study have found.

The study was funded and conducted by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs

Dr. Andy: Here's the skinny on weight loss drugs | The News-Press | news-press.com: Perhaps like me, you’ve hit 40 and lots of exercise just doesn’t seem to counter those extra beers during the FSU game or dessert with the wife on date night. The search for a magic pill has been an ongoing quest for us as a society, which is not surprising considering the money spent each year on weight loss supplements.If you’ve been paying attention to the news in the last few months then you may have heard the announcement from the FDA about two new drugs coming to the market for weight loss: Qsymia, which is available now, and Belviq, which is coming in 2013.

BYU study: Exercise may affect food motivation | e! Science News

BYU study: Exercise may affect food motivation | e! Science News: "This study provides evidence that exercise not only affects energy output, but it also may affect how people respond to food cues,"

Fight obesity with soy

Fight obesity with soy - CBS 42 Birmingham, AL News Weather Sports: A University of Illinois study shows how soy protein could significantly reduce fat accumulation and triglycerides in the livers of obese patients by partially restoring the function of a key signaling pathway in the organ.
"Almost a third of American adults have fatty liver disease, many of them without symptoms," Hong Chen Hong Chen, an assistant professor of food science and human nutrition, University of Illinois, was quoted as saying.

Lack of sleep is linked to obesity, new evidence shows

Lack of sleep is linked to obesity, new evidence shows: Can lack of sleep make you fat? A new paper which reviews the evidence from sleep restriction studies reveals that inadequate sleep is linked to obesity. The research, published in a special issue of the The American Journal of Human Biology, explores how lack of sleep can impact appetite regulation, impair glucose metabolism and increase blood pressure.

Get Your Dairy While Trying to Lose Weight

Get Your Dairy While Trying to Lose Weight - University City, MO Patch: The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend a daily intake of 3 servings of dairy, where milk, yogurt, cheese and fortified soy beverages are included in the group, but many Americans do not consume the recommended amount. A new study indicates that premenopausal women who are dieting need to consume adequate dairy when trying to lose weight to help prevent bone loss due to weight loss.

Obesity Drugs Await FDA Approval

Obesity Drugs Await FDA Approval | firstcoastnews.com: New drugs to treat obesity could soon be available to overweight patients.
Two new obesity drugs could be just weeks away from hearing if they're approved to be sold in the United States.
With one in three people in the country classified as obese, it could be very widely used.

Skinny genes – how GM food may help you stave off obesity | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Skinny genes – how GM food may help you stave off obesity | Environment | guardian.co.uk: Fond of a full English breakfast? Perhaps you should have a glass of blood orange juice on the side – it might help to reduce the harm from all the fat you are ingesting, and make you less likely to become obese.
But as blood oranges are among the least favoured fruits for consumers, scientists in the UK are hoping to find ways to genetically modify standard oranges to incorporate the beneficial effects of their less popular cousins.

Walking May Lessen the Influence of Genes on Obesity by Half - MarketWatch

Walking May Lessen the Influence of Genes on Obesity by Half - MarketWatch: Watching too much TV can worsen your genetic tendency towards obesity, but you can cut the effect in half by walking briskly for an hour a day, researchers report at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions.

New Study on Diet-induced Obesity Expands Omega-3 Health Benefits

New Study on Diet-induced Obesity Expands Omega-3 Health Benefits: A new study by The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA and Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway, suggests that consuming sufficient amount of EPA and DHA Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids prevents the fat producing effects of the excessive Omega-6, the other polyunsaturated fatty acids abundantly found in red meat. Nutri-Med Logic Corp adds, while this study investigated the benefits of Omega-3 in preventing diet-induced obesity, another very recent study found that consumption of Omega-3 also resulted in short-term weight loss in obesity.

Teaching fat cells to burn calories

Teaching fat cells to burn calories: While investigating how a common drug given to people with diabetes works in mice, a UCSF team discovered that a protein called PRDM16, found in both men and mice, can throw a switch on fat cells, converting them from ordinary calorie-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning brown fat cells.

Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss -- new study

Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss -- new study: A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI.
Dr Laura Gray and colleagues from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Leicester have published a paper in the journal Obesity Review which looks at the effectiveness of anti –obesity drugs and a modified lifestyle on weight loss and body mass index. The research was funded by an National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.

Army's New Weight-Loss Plan: Transplant Soldiers With Extra Fat | Danger Room | Wired.com

Army's New Weight-Loss Plan: Transplant Soldiers With Extra Fat Danger Room Wired.com: Just last week, military brass vowed that the force of the future would be “smaller and leaner.” Apparently, the Army’s taking that pretty ... literally. They want smaller, leaner soldiers. Their best idea to do it? Give GIs transplants of extra fat cells.

Obesity could be infectious | Fox News

Obesity could be infectious Fox News: In the study, mice engineered to have a particular immune deficiency developed fatty liver disease and got fatter when fed a Western-style diet. But strikingly, when these immune-deficient mice were put in the same cage as healthy mice, the healthy mice started to come down with symptoms of liver disease, and also got fatter.
The culprit? Microbes in the stomachs of the mice. Because the mice had their immune systems disturbed, the bacteria in their guts got "out of wack," said study researcher Richard Flavell, a professor of immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine. We normally live in symbiosis with the bacteria in our guts, but in the study, the number of "bad," disease-associated bacteria increased 1,000-fold in mice with immune problems, Flavell said.

A smarter weight loss workout

A smarter weight loss workout: We know walking is good for us, but have we over rated its power to help us lose weight?
For those looking to shed kilos, going for stroll might not be enough, says Sydney dietitian Susie Burrell.
“There’s a perception that going for a walk is getting good exercise but we’re now so sedentary that walking is just compensating for all the sitting we do in our daily lives,” Burrell says.

Weight Loss Programs In Church May Be More Effective | Psych Central News

Weight Loss Programs In Church May Be More Effective Psych Central News: In a new study, investigators determined that the location of the program, and the level of experience attempting a weight loss program, may influence an individual’s success.
In the study, published in The Journal of Black Psychology, researchers determined African-American women beginning a new group weight loss program are more successful if they are less experienced with weight management and if the program meets in a church.

Does Obesity Cause Pain?

Does Obesity Cause Pain?: A large new study shows that obesity and pain often go hand in hand. That appears to be true even if an obese person is otherwise healthy.
Researchers say that begs some questions: Can extra pounds cause pain? If so, how does fat make us hurt?
A slew of chronic conditions that cause pain are also more common in people who are overweight and obese. Those conditions include arthritis, depression, fibromyalgia, type 2 diabetes, and back pain.

FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug in 2nd quarter | Reuters

FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug in 2nd quarter Reuters: Arena's lorcaserin, which is being developed in partnership with Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd, was one of three new potential weight loss drugs rejected by the Food and Drug Administration over safety concerns.
Arena resubmitted its new drug marketing application to the agency last month after providing new data to health regulators that it believes will alleviate concerns about cancerous tumors found in rats used in animal studies of lorcaserin.

Gastric bypass "better" than gastric banding, study shows

Gastric bypass "better" than gastric banding, study shows: Gastric bypass results in faster, more sustained weight loss than gastric banding, and with fewer complications, according to a new study.
In one of the longest studies of the two common procedures in the US that limit the amount of food the stomach can hold, researchers studying 400 patients in Switzerland found that weight loss remained "significantly better" six years after gastric bypass compared with patients who received a gastric band, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Could a pill help fight obesity? | Fox News

Could a pill help fight obesity? Fox News: Boston researchers have discovered a hormone produced by muscles during exercise which boosts the amount of calories the body burns.
In experiments with mice, Harvard Medical School researchers found that inducing greater levels of the hormone in obese, pre-diabetic mice led to weight loss, increased energy expenditure, and improvements in insulin resistance, which is a risk factor for diabetes.

Researcher finds 7 habits to maintaining weight loss | The Journal News | LoHud.com | LoHud.com

Researcher finds 7 habits to maintaining weight loss The Journal News LoHud.com LoHud.com: “There’s hope for all those people who have tried to lose weight and have not achieved long-term success,” says J. Graham Thomas, who has studied the habits of “successful losers” through the National Weight Control Registry at Brown University Medical School (nwcr.ws).Thomas studied the habits of some 6,000 adults who had lost 30 pounds or more and maintained the loss for at least one year.